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Mine Ridge Prospects

Occurrence in Madison county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026129
MRDS ID K002605
Record type Site
Current site name Mine Ridge Prospects
Related records 10176411

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.90515, 35.92037 (WGS84)
Relative position BETWEEN COMMUNITIES OF ANTIOCH AND PAINT ROCK, N.C.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paint Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Madison

Comments on the location information

  • OTHER PROSPECT PITS ALONG MINE RIDGE ARE AT COORDINATES: 812,000N 844,600E; 811,000N 845,100E; 809,000N 849,100E; 808,600N 851,300E; 808,700N 851,800E. THESE LOCALITIES ARE ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPE OF MINE RIDGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SITES OF THE PROSPECTS SUGGEST THAT THERE MAY BE A CONTINUOUS MINERALIZED ZONE ALONG MINE RIDGE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Unicoi Formation, Arkosic Sandstone And Conglomerate
    Rock description Unicoi Formation, Arkosic Sandstone And Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.90515, 35.92037
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mine Ridge Thrust Fault Occurs A Short Distance To The South.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, LENS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Possibly Related To Thrust Fault At Base Of Moccasin Gap Member Of Unicoi Formation (Oriel, 1950); Fracture Fillings.

Comments on the geologic information

  • SACCHAROIDAL WHITE CRYSTALLINE BARITE AND COARSELY CRYSTALLINE LIGHT GRAY VITREOUS BARITE WERE FOUND AT ALL THE PITS. THE BARITE MAY BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO THE BARITE VEINS OF THE DEL RIO (TENN.) BARITE DISTRICT TO THE WEST (ORIEL, 1950).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hot Springs Barite District

Comments on the workings information

  • ORIEL (1950) STATES THAT EXPOSURES ARE POOR AT THE PROSPECT PITS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: TREND OF PROSPECTS IS CLOSE TO PRIMARY HIGHWAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ORIEL, S.S., 1950, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 60, P. 70

  • Deposit

    1950 OTHER ORIEL, S.S., N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1992 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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